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Welcome to today’s edition of the Dogwood. We’ve got a roundup of today’s Virginia news coming right up. But First… Happy Loving Day, Virginia! On this day 53 years ago, a Virginia couple, Mildred and Richard Loving, made history by winning a landmark Supreme Court case legalizing interracial marriage and giving thousands of people of...
Welcome to today’s edition of the Dogwood. We’ve got a roundup of today’s Virginia news coming up. But First… Historic uprisings throughout Virginia over racial injustice and police violence has led to several Confederate monuments getting taken down or being scheduled for removal. But do you know why these monuments were put up in the...
Welcome to today’s edition of the Dogwood. We’ve got a roundup of today’s Virginia news coming up. But First… The over 200 Confederate monuments in Virginia have started coming down, as cities and towns finally take steps to remove the racist statues that glorify the state’s bloody history. But once the statues are gone, what...
Welcome to today’s edition of the Dogwood. We’ve got a roundup of today’s Virginia news coming up. But First… First…Gov. Ralph Northam has appointed the first Black judge to the State Corporation Commission, which was created in 1902. Jehmal Hudson will oversee Virginia’s utilities, insurance, securities and banking industries. — Virginia Mercury Five Things You...
Welcome to today’s edition of the Dogwood. We’ve got a roundup of Virginia news coming right up. But First… Officials are urging demonstrators who protested against racism and police brutality to get tested for the coronavirus in order to prevent further spread of the disease. — WUSA Five Things You Need to Know Today Virginia...
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Welcome to today’s edition of the Dogwood. We’ve got a roundup of Virginia news coming right up. But First… Yesterday, Gov. Ralph Northam announced that a confederate monument of Robert E. Lee will officially be removed. With new legislation passed that allows localities to remove confederate monuments, more Virginia cities are following suit. Here are...
Welcome to today’s edition of the Dogwood. We’ve got a roundup of today’s Virginia news coming right up. But First… Over the past week, Americans outraged by the police killing of George Floyd have taken to the streets to protest in over 300 cities nationwide. This has given rise to a movement seeking to defund...